João Manuel Pires (born 10 June 1979, in São João de Lobrigos
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1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He competed at the

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and

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

failing to advance to the final. He managed to reach the semifinals at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 48.72 (2001) * 800 metres – 1:45.59 (Zürich 2000) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

– 2:21.33 (Lisbon2004) *

– 3:42.66 (Braga 2001) Indoor * 800 metres – 1:47.33 (Stuttgart 2002) *

– 3:41.17 (Espinho 2004)

References

IAAF profile
1979 births Living people Portuguese male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Portugal Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub